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Lagarde says ECB very close to reaching its inflation goal, FT reports

(Reuters) -European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said the euro zone was getting “v...

23rd December, 2024

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Even in the euro zone, king cash is about to lose its throne

By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Cash is close to losing its status as the main means of pa...

19th December, 2024

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Factbox-ECB sets 2025 SREP requirements for Italian banks

(Reuters) -Italian banks have started to disclose the minimum best-quality capital requirements for...

18th December, 2024

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ECB’s Wunsch says weaker euro may take edge off US tariffs

By Divya Chowdhury and Francesco Canepa MUMBAI (Reuters) -A weaker euro falling to parity with the d...

18th December, 2024

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ECB imposes extra capital charge on 13 banks over leverage risk

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank imposed additional capital charges on 13 euro zone b...

17th December, 2024

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Decline in euro zone business activity eases in December, PMI shows

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) -The decline in euro zone business activity eased this month as t...

16th December, 2024

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The pressure’s on: Five questions for the ECB

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank looks set to cu...

6th December, 2024

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ECB to cut rates by 25 bps on Dec. 12; at least four more likely in 2025- Reuters poll

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will trim 25 basis points (bps) fr...

5th December, 2024

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ECB’s Lagarde on France: price and financial stability are interlinked

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone economic growth could be weaker in the months ahead and downside risk...

4th December, 2024

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ECB rate cut of 25 bps possible, not more, ECB’s Holzmann tells paper

VIENNA (Reuters) – It is “conceivable” that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 25...

4th December, 2024

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ECB’s Lane says bank should focus on future risks for policy decisions, FT reports

(Reuters) – The European Central Bank should make future monetary policy decisions based on upcoming...

2nd December, 2024

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Euro zone consumers see inflation edge up slightly, ECB survey shows

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation expectations for the year ahead edged up slightly in Octob...

29th November, 2024